A 20-year-old Milwaukee man was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison for killing the mother of his child and nearly killing her father after breaking into their home through a window at 2 a.m.

Hakeem Tucker was found guilty by a jury in September of the lesser charge of first-degree reckless homicide in the January 2017 death of Stephanie Jones, 18, and of reckless injury in the wounding of her father, Steve Jones, 55. He had been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

Assistant District Attorney Karl Hayes said Tucker required the virtual life sentence because he presents an extreme danger to the community. Hayes noted that Tucker had prior convictions and chances to change his behavior and had just gotten out jail for an armed robbery when he shot his victims.

Stephanie Jones(Photo: GoFundMe page)

Defense attorney Ann Bowe suggested no more than 25 years was appropriate because, as damaged as he is, Tucker is still just 20 and would certainly be a changed, less dangerous person at 45.

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Joseph Wall acknowledged that childhood trauma — of which Tucker endured plenty — plays a role in future violence, but agreed that the nature of Tucker's crimes required a very long prison term.

She had been staying at the home with the 2-year-old daughter she had with Tucker, and her mother and a new 15-year-old boyfriend, all of whom testified they saw the attack before running from the home with the toddler for fear Tucker would kill everyone there.